to concentrate their artillery with increasing accuracy upon the advancing infantry , which they kept under constant observation and fire . meanwhile , the previous day , 3 may , the 57th / 60th infantry battalion had begun operating along the parallel commando road to the north . here they had a number of encounters and suffered casualties due to their in ##ex ##per ##ience in patrolling , which resulted in them being ambushed . they also kept up a steady advance and eventually beat the main force in reaching , and crossing the river , arriving there on 6 may . on 5 may , along the bu ##in road , the 24th infantry battalion had pressed forward again . advancing with a tank troop in support
to concentrate their artillery with increasing accuracy upon the advancing infantry, which they kept under constant observation and fire. meanwhile, the previous day, 3 may, the 57th / 60th infantry battalion had begun operating along the parallel commando road to the north. here they had a number of encounters and suffered casualties due to their inexperience in patrolling, which resulted in them being ambushed. they also kept up a steady advance and eventually beat the main force in reaching, and crossing the river, arriving there on 6 may. on 5 may, along the buin road, the 24th infantry battalion had pressed forward again. advancing with a tank troop in support